Chapter 1538 - Controlling Things From Behind the Scenes, and Strawberry Cream

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Now that Garrett was dead, his authority in SHIELD would naturally be removed. However, the hidden power he wielded wouldn’t disappear immediately.

For example, Luke had already found the high-tech prosthetic research center where the Clairvoyant system was located. At that moment, his Level 1 clone was brazenly walking into the place, wearing Garrett’s “skin.”

Infiltration? No way.

Did a boss need to go to that much trouble to enter his own company?!

This system was the most convenient to control, and also the easiest.

Garrett had never revealed his real identity to anyone under the Clairvoyant system’s control. The “Clairvoyant” was just an ID for issuing orders remotely.

So, Luke only needed to collect all the data that was in the Clairvoyant system before he sent the person overseeing the research to meet God.

This guy was also a dark red on the evil list, and killing him would be worth a lot of experience and credit points.

As for Garrett’s men in SHIELD, Luke would leave them alone for the time being and let them move independently.

Garrett was the only person who controlled this particular “snake head.” Even if these people wanted to betray him, they couldn’t contact the other “snake heads.” Garrett’s control was just that tight.

If Luke replaced him, he would naturally become the new “snake head.”

For this reason, Garrett absolutely couldn’t be confirmed dead, and it wouldn’t be as fun replacing a dead person.

Nobody could have imagined that Luke had caught Garrett a few days ago.

The only time Garret made an appearance was when Luke’s Level 1 clone impersonated him, while Ward was captured two days later.

During this period of time, Luke had used all sorts of methods to thoroughly dig out information from these two. Naturally, there was no need to keep them alive.

Of the three guests on the “live game broadcast,” only Hill had been caught that night, and had been “delivered” to Pennsylvania via Space 2.

No matter how hard Garrett and Ward struggled, all they could fight for was the order in which they died.

As for Hill, she was the true “special guest” whom Luke had picked, and she would be the one to survive.

Thus, in the end, when Ward would rather die with Hill than be the first to press the button, Luke used his telekinesis to help him press the button.

Besides, Luke wasn’t playing, but acting.

The rules of the game didn’t matter at all, as long as the outcome met his expectations.

Thinking that, it was like a weight rolling off his shoulders.

Max’s lazy drawl rang out. “Alright, Han is letting me off early today. Hm, what do you want for supper?”

It was only because Luke had far more Strength than an ordinary person that he didn’t put on weight. He smiled. “Didn’t you say something about strawberry cream cake last time?”

Max subconsciously asked, “Where can we find strawberries now?”

It wasn’t the season for strawberries. They would have to go to the supermarket to buy any, and it had long closed for the night.

Luke smiled. “Think about it.”

Only then did Max remember their discussion about strawberry cream. She couldn’t help but look down. “Then, the cream should be fresh too, right?”

Luke nodded calmly. “Yes.”

‘Max pressed her plump lips to his ear and continued in a low voice, “Eat, eat big pieces. Will two pieces be enough?”

Luke said, “Yes, thank you.”

Max chuckled. “Okay, we’ll do it when we get home.”

Luke asked, “Huh? You don’t need to clean up?”

Max put her hands on his shoulders and leaned fully on him. “I promised Caroline I would switch to a new showerhead. I heard that there are 18 ways to run water. She’ll definitely enjoy it.”

Luke was amused. “Okay. Are we leaving now?”

Max nodded. She had already changed and was waiting with her bag to go home.

Luke reached behind him and pulled her onto his back.

Max laughed out loud and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Then, Luke carried her out of the diner.

Old Earl waved bye from the cash register, and didn’t forget to sigh. “Ah, the smell of youth. The steam rising up, the touch of velvet next to my hand…”

Caroline was nearby, and she waved goodbye to Luke and Max as well.

Hearing Old Earl’s words, she raised her hand as if to ask a question. “Wait, Earl, how old would you have been then?”

Old Earl thought for a moment. “Hm, that was around 40 years ago. Back then, I was a cool man.”

40 years ago, you were already more than 30 years old. What youth? Caroline rolled her eyes and went back to cleaning up.

For the sake of a new showerhead, she was doing the cleanup on her own before getting off work today. Thankfully, Han would drive her home.

This meant it was a rare moment when it was just Max and Luke at her place.

Thus, Luke finally experienced what it meant to bear a heavy burden.

‘As the saying went, a person with a heavy duty had a long path to explore, and should explore it thoroughly.

It was only one in the morning when Max fell asleep, and Caroline still hadn’t gotten off work.

Luke put on his hoodie and started making cakes in the living room.

In comparison, CEO Jenny was so busy that she could explode. Elena was more free, but she had average stamina and liked to immerse herself in her work.

Only Max had boundless energy and outstanding stamina. Beside her job as a waitress, the only thing she devoted herself to was her cupcake business.

So, as long as Luke completed the task of making the cupcakes, she didn’t have to get up early.

After eating the big strawberry cream cake, it was natural to turn to the smaller cupcakes.

Luke relaxed at that moment, and the small impulses he experienced while acting as Jeff completely disappeared.1

It had to be said that doing evil was part of human nature.

Of course, in the beginning, it might not be evil, but just an impulse to destroy, like how many people liked to smash things when they were angry.

Luke had good control in this regard, but in the end, his hands were too dirty.

He had cleaned up yet another bunch of bad guys after his harvest in Mexico and his tour down south.

He needed a way to adjust his mood.

It was a little heartless, but that was exactly what Max was for.

She was more careless and didn’t care very much about the things other people cared about.

She was quick to get angry, but even quicker to forget, especially when Luke showed off his muscles. After a few classic exercise positions, Max would immediately soften.

Except for how Luke came and went like a ghost and didn’t stick around very much, there was nothing else for her to say.

Of course, Luke gave her more compensation, but she didn’t know that.

For example, Luke was Max’s landlord.

Not long after he met Max, he bought this building from the original landlord at an inflated price.

Then, through an online commission, he had the Clinton company come over to perform “repair works” on this shabby place that was practically about to fall apart.

During the repairs, Max and Caroline moved into another apartment next door, which Luke had secretly bought.

After the repairs were done, Max had cursed the moment they moved back in — it was probably something along the lines of, “Did that stingy landlord crack his head?”

From what she remembered, apart from collecting the rent on schedule, the landlord had never bothered with repairs or other troublesome issues.

Would a landlord like that take the initiative to refurbish their place? The only explanation she could think of was that he had gone crazy..